Three identical cylinders with moments of inertia I = ?MR2 are situated in a triangle as shown

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Three identical cylinders with moments of inertia I = ?MR2 are situated in a triangle as shown in Fig. Find the initial downward acceleration of the top cylinder for the following two cases. Which case has a larger acceleration?

(a) There is friction between the bottom two cylinders and the ground (so they roll without slipping), but there is no friction between any of the cylinders.

(b) There is no friction between the bottom two cylinders and the ground, but there is friction between the cylinders (so they don't slip with respect to each other).

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